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AXI VS GDSII_

As of 4 November 2026, GDSII is named by 264 companies and AXI by 227; AXI skews to companies under 200 people (47% vs 46%), GDSII to companies over 1,000 (31% vs 33%).

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

The website-and-DNS footprint is not comparable between a marketing suite and a CRM: AXI's script and mail records show on hundreds of thousands of small sites, GDSII rarely leaves a trace outside its own apps. Compare on the job-posting numbers; use the footprint for reach.

AXI: 2–200 employees
47%
GDSII: 2–200 employees
46%
AXI: 1,000+ employees
33%
GDSII: 1,000+ employees
31%
Postings per company, 90 days
4.9 · 2.8
Website or DNS footprint
0 · 0
227companies name AXI
264companies name GDSII
0name both
1,110 · 751postings in 90 days, AXI · GDSII
02 — Side by side

Who chooses which

Share of each tool's companies in every segment. "Leans" marks a gap of more than two points.

By company size
SegmentAXIshareGDSIIshareLeans
Self-employed21%42%even
2-10 employees2712%3011%even
11-50 employees3917%4617%even
51-200 employees4118%4517%even
201-500 employees2812%3814%GDSII
501-1000 employees146%197%even
1001-5000 employees2812%3313%even
5001-10000 employees84%104%even
10,001+ employees4018%3915%AXI
By industry
SegmentAXIshareGDSIIshareLeans
Manufacturing & industry13158%6725%AXI
Technology & software4319%5119%even
Business & finance services2210%2811%even
Automotive73%104%even
Public, community & associations73%83%even
Media & content52%83%even
Utilities & infrastructure42%21%even
Commerce & trade21%52%even
Consumer services & leisure21%62%even
Property & construction21%52%even
Transport, logistics & rental21%83%GDSII
Hospitality & travel––6625%outside top 12
By country
SegmentAXIshareGDSIIshareLeans
United States14062%13350%AXI
United Kingdom136%228%GDSII
Germany115%104%even
France84%125%even
India84%135%even
Canada52%62%even
Netherlands52%––outside top 12
Austria42%––outside top 12
Spain42%52%even
Poland42%––outside top 12
Switzerland21%31%even
Sweden21%––outside top 12
Brazil––93%outside top 12
Australia––73%outside top 12
United Arab Emirates––42%outside top 12
Greece––31%outside top 12
Postings by team (share of each tool's postings)
SegmentAXIshareGDSIIshareLeans
Engineering (non-software)1,16978%46848%AXI
Software engineering785%636%even
IT operations & business systems171%222%even
Sales171%192%even
Quality, safety & environment101%30%even
Design & UX81%40%even
manufacturing and production70%––outside top 12
Data & AI50%141%even
Customer service & success20%131%even
Education & training20%––outside top 12
Finance & accounting20%192%even
skilled trades and field service20%182%even
Human resources10%10%even
logistics warehouse and transport10%10%even
Marketing & communications10%30%even
Product, program & project management10%293%GDSII
Travel, leisure & events––11412%outside top 12
hospitality and food service––162%outside top 12
research and science––51%outside top 12
General management & consulting––40%outside top 12
Unclassified––40%outside top 12
construction and civil––30%outside top 12
procurement and purchasing––20%outside top 12
Administration & office––10%outside top 12
arts media and entertainment––10%outside top 12
Business development & strategy––10%outside top 12
personal care and wellness––10%outside top 12
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GDSII is named by 264 companies in job postings and AXI by 227; 0 name both. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/compare/axi-vs-gdsii)
How we know

Read from the source, not self-reported

Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • Job postingsRead hourly from career sites. A tool counts when the employer's own text names it as the team's system; both tools can count for one company.
  • Website and DNSScripts and embeds on the company's pages, plus SPF, DKIM, MX and CNAME records of its domain that point at the vendor.
  • SegmentsCountry, size and industry from the company profile built from its website.
  • Not a reviewNo ratings, prices or feature claims. For those, read the vendors.
FAQ

AXI vs GDSII: questions

Which is more used, AXI or GDSII?

By companies naming it in their own job postings, GDSII (264) over AXI (227). By website-and-DNS footprint, GDSII (0 vs 0), because its scripts and mail records sit on many small company sites.

Who chooses AXI?

47% of AXI companies have 2 to 200 employees, against 46% for GDSII. 33% of AXI companies have over 1,000 employees, against 31% for GDSII.

Do companies run both?

0 companies name both in their postings, usually AXI in marketing and GDSII in sales, or during a migration.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the employer's own text in job postings read hourly from career sites, and from scripts found on company websites in our crawl. No vendor data, no surveys.

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